April 14, 2012
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- - Stanford's men's golf team finds itself in second place after two rounds of the 66th Annual Western Intercollegiate being held at the Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz after the Cardinal shot rounds of 353 and 360 on Saturday.
At 713 (+10), Stanford trails first place and top-ranked Texas by eight strokes after the Longhorns posted rounds of 355 and 350 for an even par total of 705.
UCLA is in third place at 715, followed by USC (722) and California (735).
Six players account for five scores in this 54-hole event which will wrap up on Sunday.
Second round play was suspended a little after 8:00 p.m. with a handful of players still on the course.
Freshman Patrick Rodgers carded rounds of 67 and 71 on the Alister MacKenzie-designed course and sits in second place at 138, one stroke off the pace being set by New Mexico State's Justin Shin, who is at 137 after rounds of 68 and 69.
Longhorn top guns Jordan Spieth (139) and Dylan Fritelli (140) are also in the title hunt, as is UCLA's Patrick Cantlay, who is part of a group at at even par.
Rodgers' morning card featured four birdies and one bogey. He got to -5 early in his second round, picking up birdies on holes 4 and 6, but made a double bogey on the par-4 ninth hole.
Rodgers then rattled off nine straight pars before making a bogey on No. 1, his 17th hole of the round after starting on No. 3.
Andrew Yun, who narrowly missed winning the Blue Jacket last year, shot two rounds of even par 70 and is tied for fourth place at 140.
Cameron Wilson followed a -1 69 with a 72 in the afternoon and is tied for ninth at 141.
Freshman Marcel Puyat is tied for 25th at 147 after rounds of 72 and 75, while fellow frosh Patrick Grimes is tied for 50th at 151 after rounds of 79 and 72.
Senior David Chung is tied for 58th at 153 (75-78) while Wilson Bowen, playing as an individual, is tied for 61st at 164 (81-73).